ഉളിയം
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A sloth bear
Malayalam
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc- (“bear”). Cognate with Kui (India) ଅଲି (oli), Tamil எண்கு (eṇku) and Telugu ఎలుగు (elugu).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഉളിയം • (uḷiyaṁ)
Declension
| Declension of ഉളിയം | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഉളിയം (uḷiyaṁ) | ഉളിയങ്ങൾ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഉളിയമേ (uḷiyamē) | ഉളിയങ്ങളേ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഉളിയത്തെ (uḷiyatte) | ഉളിയങ്ങളെ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷe) |
| Dative | ഉളിയത്തിന് (uḷiyattinŭ) | ഉളിയങ്ങൾക്ക് (uḷiyaṅṅaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഉളിയത്തിന്റെ (uḷiyattinṟe) | ഉളിയങ്ങളുടെ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഉളിയത്തിൽ (uḷiyattil) | ഉളിയങ്ങളിൽ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഉളിയത്തിനോട് (uḷiyattinōṭŭ) | ഉളിയങ്ങളോട് (uḷiyaṅṅaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഉളിയത്തിനാൽ (uḷiyattināl) | ഉളിയങ്ങളാൽ (uḷiyaṅṅaḷāl) |
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഉളിയം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books, page 198
- Pillai, Sreekanteswaram (1918) “ഉളിയം”, in Sabdatharavali, Kerala: Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.